Day 116 - 26 Apr 95 - Page 07
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2 Q. -- at McDonald's in Great Britain?
3 A. That is correct.
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5 Q. Is there any extent to which your present role as Ombudsman
6 is overlapped with or supported by your previous experience
7 as Head of Personnel?
8 A. Yes, I am sure it does.
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10 Q. Mr. Nicholson, I know you have a dodgy knee, so do pay heed
11 to his Lordship's urging if you feel the need to sit down,
12 will you not?
13 A. Thank you. I am more comfortable standing.
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15 Q. Mr. Nicholson, how old are you?
16 A. 63.
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18 Q. Before you joined McDonald's which, I think, was in 1983,
19 was it?
20 A. 1st January 1983.
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22 Q. That was as Security Manager?
23 A. That was as Security Manager.
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25 Q. You were in the Police, were you not?
26 A. I was.
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28 Q. With what rank did you leave the Police?
29 A. Chief Superintendent.
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31 Q. Was that in the Metropolitan Police?
32 A. That was in the Metropolitan Police.
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34 Q. How long had you been in the Met?
35 A. I had been in the Metropolitan Police since 1959.
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37 Q. Since 1959?
38 A. Yes.
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40 Q. Had you previously served in any other Police Force or
41 Forces here or abroad?
42 A. Yes, I had served in Northumberland County Constabulary
43 and in Bechuanaland Protectorate Police.
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45 Q. Are you a married man?
46 A. I am.
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48 Q. Do your children have children?
49 A. They do.
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51 Q. How many grandchildren have you got?
52 A. Eight.
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54 Q. Did you work your way up in the Police Force, as most
55 people have done, I suppose, from Constable to Chief
56 Superintendent?
57 A. I did.
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59 Q. In the course of that career, both in this country and
60 abroad, to what extent was it necessary for you to deal
